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joseakle · 2012-02-29 19:28:25+00:00

I would love to have an Exec for tasks inside my company. The money would be drawn from a company´s bank account. Sort of like internal bounties perhaps. Maybe even complementing salaries, I don´t know. Thoughts?

bogwog | karma 7310 | avg karma 3.86 · | 2023-02-09 09:23:44

That sounds like an interesting idea. Do you know of any companies that have an executive role like that?

thankuz | karma 4893 | avg karma 4.35 · | 2011-02-01 18:11:14+00:00

The 'Undercover Boss' approach would work a lot better in my opinion (but, the exec still has to show up). Maybe some type of secret EXEC program, kinda like secret shoppers. I know, no cool gadgets, just people. Which is a good thing.

spjpgrd | karma 6 | avg karma 3.0 · | 2014-08-02 21:23:20+00:00

I could see executives with secretaries being a serious market that would pay for this service.

phreeza | karma 8993 | avg karma 4.48 · | 2013-01-14 09:10:12+00:00

I wonder if a similar concept could be adopted to run a company.

dgzl | karma 1386 | avg karma 1.71 · | 2018-12-11 19:46:07

The business would have to offer employees something lucrative they otherwise wouldn't earn. I'm not sure what that would be however.

tlrobinson | karma 30498 | avg karma 4.18 · | 2014-02-28 03:23:10+00:00

I was thinking certain employees could deal with certain sectors or something.

GiraffeNecktie | karma 3714 | avg karma 3.6 · | 2012-06-30 09:51:49

It would be nice if there was some incentive to share a little of that income with the company's employees rather than only with the owners and directors.

leeskye | karma 485 | avg karma 3.51 · | 2012-03-26 19:49:59

I forsee a near future where employers offer Exec/TaskRabbit credits or dollars alongside other standard benefits such as healthcare, 401k, etc. Good work guys!

seph-reed | karma 835 | avg karma 1.1 · | 2019-11-12 22:12:43+00:00

I'd really like to make a service that's like a fail-safe for company values. Something like:

The CEO/management puts half (or more) of their salary into some account, and at the end of every month the employees decide whether or not the company is going by its values. If not, certain charities which represent those values are given the money.

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naveen99 | karma 1072 | avg karma 0.57 · | 2021-02-06 16:30:04+00:00

Only if there was a way for companies to pay employees with equity or options...

dobbsbob | karma 1976 | avg karma 2.73 · | 2013-10-05 05:29:29+00:00

It would also be nice if my company could print it's own money, and I could pick up a gun and jack the company next door and steal all their resources or extort them without any legal repercussions. It would also be great if my employees had to pay me back a tax everytime I gave them a paycheck so I could get some more guns.

hop | karma 2682 | avg karma 5.97 · | 2011-01-09 00:23:40+00:00

They should have businesses accounts pay $100/year, honor system with a badge or something if you have paid (your company would look really bad if it didn't), and they could make a ton without having to do much.

petervandijck | karma 4590 | avg karma 1.92 · | 2010-08-23 13:33:22+00:00

That's a great idea. That would be a good service, too, if you can get the trust thing (someone else hires your key employees) right.

hessenwolf | karma 1493 | avg karma 1.55 · | 2013-01-28 15:19:24+00:00

Sounds nice, but I am sure there would be some employees floating around with families and mortgages and bills that work hard and honestly, that you might feel a bit beholden to, no?

jayp | karma 457 | avg karma 3.29 · | 2012-05-30 19:17:11

Nicely done. Really.

Nice way to differentiate and monetize yourself from the competition.

Would it not be good to be able to assign a one-off task to a concierge (a la Exec)? Alternatively, have a "roll over" for unused tasks.

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MatthewRayfield | karma 134 | avg karma 2.31 · | 2014-09-23 03:11:30+00:00

I really like the idea of the CEO and employee roles within ourselves. Thanks for that.

mareko | karma 220 | avg karma 2.47 · | 2023-01-20 11:00:37

Definitely an awesome idea. If you ever need an example, cLabs.co is a US corporation that has an employee board seat.

notreallyserio | karma 1852 | avg karma 2.7 · | 2021-12-28 12:53:44

Great idea. Not sure why boards of directors don't require this of all their CxOs. For example, make a CEO in the travel industry sit at a counter and rent out cars or hotel rooms for a day and see if they don't demand improvements.

Kovah | karma 828 | avg karma 3.16 · | 2015-11-18 21:50:11

Corporate Ipsum. Nice idea.